Lafayette Gun Club defeats NorthWest Shooters 4-H
Lafayette Gun Club defeated NorthWest Shooters 4-H 1301 to 1152 in the National Air Pistol League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Lafayette Gun Club is in sixth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Ben Waits who shot a 338. The remaining contributing members were Mark Teixeira, Ozana Halik, and Harold Wertz. Lafayette Gun Club is from Yorktown, VA, and is coached by Karlowe Kroon.
NorthWest Shooters 4-H currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in thirteenth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season NorthWest Shooters 4-H was led by, Valente Gonzalez who shot a 316. The remaining contributing members were Robert Lee, Randall Jennings, and Nathan Windham. NorthWest Shooters 4-H is from Cypress, TX, and is coached by Randall Jennings.
Next up Lafayette Gun Club will compete against Cowley County 4-H from Winfield, KS. Cowley County 4-H currently has a 0 - 2 record. While NorthWest Shooters 4-H will compete against Seaford NJROTC from Seaford, DE. Seaford NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Pistol League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal win-loss record.
In each game the teams compete in a 40 shot air pistol match. This competition is nearly identical to the Air Pistol events in the Olympic games. Each athlete will shoots 40 shots, with each shot worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirPistolLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.863873348.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1052
NorthWest Shooters 4-H team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1051
04 - 10 Feb 2019